10 Horror Villains Who Were Just Misunderstood
4. Patrick Bateman – American Psycho
American Psycho’s villain protagonist Patrick Bateman is many things. Yuppiedom personified, he’s a shallow and narcissistic drug-abusing sex addict who is far too concerned with the material things in life. He’s definitely a sh*tty person and most likely a psychopathic lunatic too but is he a murderer? Probably not.
There's no doubt Patrick had murderous urges towards his co-workers, sexual conquests and … well … pretty much everyone he met but whether he actually killed anyone is questionable. Considering the lack of bodies and almost total lack of attention his supposed crimes got – especially chasing down an escort with a chainsaw unnoticed in a residential building – combined with the fact Paul Allen turned up alive, it’s likely it was all in Patrick’s head.
It’s clear by the end of the movie when Patrick is trying to feed a kitten to an ATM that he is stark, raving mad and really not a stand-up kind of guy but a serial killer? I think not.